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White House issues executive order implementing Schedule Policy/Career

Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include an executive order implementing a new job classification for about 8,000 federal workers, and a gubernatorial lawsuit in Kentucky against the state Senate and several cabinet officials.

Ballotpedia

Trump offers Wall Street talent a Prez pay of $400k to bolster US national security supply chains

The Trump administration is hiring 400 dealmakers to boost US national security supply chains. Top finance professionals will receive salaries up to $400,000 annually. This initiative aims to attract private sector expertise for structuring financial agreements. The goal is to address a shortage of skilled personnel in government. This will…

The Economic Times

Trump Just Pulled the Rug Out From Under Thousands of Federal Workers With a Shocking New Executive Order

Trump tried something similar during his first term with a plan called Schedule F.

The Mary Sue

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Trump Strips Protections From 8,000 Federal Workers, Allowing Firings for 'Subversion' of Directives

Donald Trump has signed an executive order, which has stripped away long‑standing civil service protections from staff in key policy roles.

International Business Times UK

Trump Signs Order Making It Easier to Fire 8,000 Senior Federal Workers, Sparking New Civil Service Battle

President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Wednesday that strips long-standing job protections from approximately 8,000 senior federal employees, a move the administration says will increase accountability but critics argue could fundamentally reshape the nonpartisan civil service.

Latin Times

Trump At-Will Federal Workers Rule Means Key Government Experts Can Be Fired 'Without Cause'

A new executive directive signed by President Trump removes job protections for thousands of senior civil servants, sparking concerns over political neutrality and potential legal challenges.

International Business Times UK

Trump's New Order Could Make 8,000 Federal Employees Easier To Fire

President Trump's executive order reclassifies 8,000 federal employees, allowing dismissal without cause. Critics warn of impacts on civil service independence and potential legal challenges.

International Business Times UK

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Federal workers struggle to find roles a year after Trump cuts: ‘I’ve applied to over 250 jobs’

Current and former government employees say they’re facing a tough job market over a year on from sweeping cuts

The Guardian - US

The Trump administration is blurring the public and private sector workforce, and OPM director Scott Kupor won’t rule out conflict of interest risks

“We got to balance potential risks with potential upside,” Kupor said of potential conflicts of interest in government. “I think you can manage that quite clearly.”

Fortune

More parents are done pushing college. 1 in 3 are now betting on trade school instead

With AI upending entry-level hiring and college costs climbing, a growing share of parents are steering their kids toward trade school—and the numbers back them up.

Fortune

The federal government shed 385,000 employees last year. Now the Trump administration is on a blitz to hire Gen Z workers

Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor told Fortune the government needs a pipeline of young workers to sustain itself.

Fortune

‘No, we didn’t’: DOGE staffers admit Elon Musk’s cost-cutting agency failed to reduce the federal deficit

At DOGE’s inception, Musk claimed the advisory could slash $2 trillion from the U.S. federal budget.

Fortune

Stephen Miller actively hiring young federal workers loyal to Trump, report says

The hiring spree comes a year after Elon Musk’s DOGE slashed thousands of government jobs

The Independent UK

Trump admin issues new rule, making it easier to fire 50,000 federal workers

Union representing federal workers warned the new policy will chill speech

The Independent UK

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Axios

Charted: The sharp decline in federal employment

President Trump has sought to drastically reduce the size of the federal government.

International Business Times UK

What is Donald Trump's AI 'Tech Force'? Over 25000 People Are Competing For It

Donald Trump's new AI 'Tech Force' has gone viral, with over 25,000 applicants competing for elite government roles that could change America's technological future. And, the salary is massive.

Euronews

The US just launched a new ‘Tech Force’ to hire AI talent. Here’s what to know

The talent development programme aims to close ‘critical skills gaps’ within US government agencies by hiring tech talent for two-year assignments.

Fortune

You can make up to $200K working in Trump's new 'Tech Force'—and you don't need a degree or work experience

To be eligible for the two-year program, you need only “strong problem-solving abilities and a passion for public service.”

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International Business Times UK

Trump Launches US AI Tech Force With Big Tech — Why Jobs and Power Are at Stake

Trump launched US Tech Force 15 December 2025, where a team of engineers will build the next generation of government technology and accelerate AI implementation.

Fortune

DOGE isn’t dead—it’s been absorbed into the bloodstream of the government, federal employees say

“It’s like taking the dust jacket off of the book and saying, ‘We’ve got rid of the book,’” one federal employee said.

Reason

The Ukraine-Russia Deal That Wasn't

Plus: DOGE takes new form, inside a birth cult, and more...

Benzinga

DOGE Disbands 8 Months Before Expiration Date: 'Office Doesn't Exist,' Says Trump's OPM Director

The Department of Government Efficiency, originally an Elon Musk-backed effort to shrink the federal government, has disbanded with about eight months left on its charter, ending an initiative billed as a flagship of President Donald Trump's cost-cutting agenda.

Fortune

Elon Musk once called DOGE ‘the chainsaw for bureaucracy,’ but it has quietly ceased to exist well ahead of schedule, report says

“But, the principles of DOGE remain alive and well: de-regulation; eliminating fraud, waste and abuse; re-shaping the federal workforce; making efficiency a first-class citizen; etc.”

Latin Times

ICE Accounts for 50,000 New Federal Hires Amid Wider Government Downsizing

The administration expects to shed about 300,000 federal employees this year through layoffs and buyouts

Fortune

He left Andreessen Horowitz to help Trump downsize the government. Can Scott Kupor eliminate nearly 300,000 federal jobs without the DOGE chaos?

The former managing partner of venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz, weighs in on running OPM, federal layoffs, and AI.

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